Shock-absorber.



F. W. WEYMAN.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1912.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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The two outer arms are firmly connected with the block'so that they willwork together, without danger of their becoming broken or of the hubsbeing strained out of the housing when subjected to heavy shocks.

The device constructed in this manner is particularly adapted for usewith heavy touring cars and cars with heavy limousine bodies.

The invention claimed is:

1. A shock absorber having an annular housing with twoopposed cylindersextending tangentially from the edge of the hous ing'back of the centerand an integral arm projecting from the'housing in front of the center,two circular hubs with their outer edges fitting the interior wall ofthe housing and having integral arms projecting from their edges infront of the center of the housing, a block interposed between the hubs,means securing the block and the hubs together as one piece, plunger-smovable in the cylinders and bearing against oppositely disposedsurfaces of the block back of the axis of the hubs, springs located inthe cylinders and thrusting in straight lines against theplungers, andcaps closing the ends of the cylinders and holding the springs in place.

2. A shock absorber having an annular housing with two opposed integralcylinders extending tangentially from the edge back of the center of thehousing and an arm project. ing I om the housing in front of the center,two arms with circular hubs that fit and turn in the open sides of thehousing,'a

spacing blocklocated in the hogsing between the hubs, bolts extendingtlirougli-the hubs and said block for securingthese partsQtogeth'er sothat they will act as one piece, hollow'plungers with rounded endsmovable in the cylinders and engaging oppositely disposed surfaces of aportion of said block back of the axis of the housing, caps fastenedupon the ends of the cylinders, and spiral springs located in thecylinders between the plungers and the caps.

3. A shock absorber having an annular housing with two opposed integralcylinders extending tangentially from the edge back of the center of thehousing and an integral arm projecting from the housing in front of thecenter, two arms with integral circular hubs that fit and turn in. theopen sides of the housing, a spacing block located in the housingbetween the hubs, bolts extending through the hubs and said block forsecuring these parts together so that they will act as one piece,-hollowplungers with rounded ends movable in the cylinders and engagingoppositely disposed surfaces ofa portion of said block back of the axisof the housing, caps screwed upon the ends of the cylinders, spiralsprings located in the cylinders between the pluugers and the caps, pinscarried by the caps for entering the outer ends of the springs,and'check nuts turning on the cylinders for locking the caps in place.

FREDERICK W. *NEYMAN.

Witnesses:

JOSEPHINE M. STREMPFER, HARRY R. VVILLmMs.

